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Hey everyone, I apologize if this is the wrong place to post this, but I came here from /r/audioengineering. I just got a PreSonus Quantum, and I'm looking to get a new Mac for recording. Would an i7 MacBook Pro (3.8 GHz Turbo CPU, 16 GB RAM, 2 GB VRAM, 512 GB SSD) be good enough for recording up to 12 simultaneous inputs at 96 KHz with Pro Tools 12? My main use case is going to be recording a drum setup with 8 XLR inputs, but in the future I plan to daisy chain in another Quantum to record a couple of guitars and maybe some other inputs at the same time. I see on Avid's site that the minimum RAM for Pro Tools 12 on a Mac is 16 GB, but they recommend 32 GB. On Apple's site it looks like you can only configure up to 16 GB of RAM on a MacBook Pro. I could theoretically shell out for an iMac Pro, but that would be about double the cost of a MacBook Pro. This is going to be for home use, not a commercial studio setup, but I definitely want to give my setup some room to grow. I'd hate to spend $2,500 on MacBook Pro and have it become under-powered within two years.
I'd appreciate any recommendations (do I need to bump up the video card if I'm not planning to work on video?) or info about anyone here that's using a MacBook Pro with Pro Tools 12. Does it sound like a MacBook Pro will cover my needs, or should I save up a bit more and go for the iMac Pro?